Pharmacist - Sterile Compounding Specialist

4 weeks ago


Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Nantucket Cottage Hospital Full time
Job Summary

Nantucket Cottage Hospital is seeking a highly skilled Pharmacist to join our team. As a key member of our pharmacy department, you will be responsible for providing exceptional patient care and ensuring the safe and effective use of medications.

Key Responsibilities
  • Perform sterile compounding (hazardous and non-hazardous) in accordance with USP < 797>, < 800> and all Mass BORP regulations.
  • Ensure all compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) are prepared according to best practice.
  • Respond to codes, rapid responses, and announced emergencies.
  • Review, prepare, and dispense medication in accordance with department policies and procedures.
  • Evaluate each medication order for correct drug strength, dose, method of administration, and dosing interval.
  • Resolve medication order problems and non-formulary drug issues in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
  • Review each patient's current orders for potentially clinically significant drug interactions.
  • Review and assist with medication reconciliation.
  • Convey appropriate recommendations to nursing and medical teams.
  • Work with administrative, medical, nursing, and ancillary staff to maintain pharmacy services that meet the needs of the hospital.
  • Participate in the hospital's in-service programs as needed.
  • Provide dissemination of pertinent drug information to hospital staff and patients as required.
  • Document receipts and dispositions of controlled substances in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations and departmental policies and procedures.
  • Prepare and deliver controlled substances in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
  • Conduct controlled substances audits and inventories in accordance with federal, state laws and regulations.
  • Maintain appropriate records regarding medications as required by law.
  • Order, receive, and store medications and supplies in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
  • Assist in establishing, implementing, and updating department policies and procedures.
  • Organize daily operational duties, recognizing patient care as the number one priority.
  • Oversee the Pharmacy Department in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations.
  • Maintain confidentiality of patient information in accordance with hospital policy and applicable statutes and regulations.
  • Support the mission and values of Nantucket Cottage Hospital.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy required.
  • Prior licensed RPh experience of at least 2 years or 1-year residency preferred.
  • Hospital experience strongly preferred.
  • Current, valid Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy License required.
  • Prior hospital pharmacy experience with sterile compounding preferred.
Work Environment

The successful candidate will be required to work in a fast-paced hospital environment, with occasional evening shift assignments and rotating on-call for nights, weekends, and holidays.

May be exposed to normal hospital environment, noise, chemotherapeutic, hazardous, and non-hazardous pharmaceutical substances.

Must be available to respond to work in the case of a hospital-declared emergency.


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